Sydney Sweeney Defends 'Euphoria' Role With Instagram Post at 28 as Backlash Targets Season 3
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 1
Sydney Sweeney Defends 'Euphoria' Role With Instagram Post at 28 as Backlash Targets Season 3
7 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 1
Sydney Sweeney, 28, answered criticism of her "Euphoria" season-three scenes with an Instagram caption — "it’s called… acting" — and a batch of behind-the-scenes photos showing Cassie Howard’s most provocative looks.
The post came after backlash over Cassie’s storyline, which centers on launching an OnlyFans account and includes polarizing fetish-inspired and near-nude scenes that some viewers called excessive.
Sam Levinson, 41, reinforced Sweeney’s stance on Monday’s New York Times "Popcast," saying she pushed to keep the nudity because the character was playing an OnlyFans model and calling her "fearless" and highly collaborative.
The exchange underscores how "Euphoria" is framing Cassie’s arc in its third and final season, where her explicit online persona becomes central to the plot before the character ultimately shuts the account in the series finale.
Is 'Euphoria' critiquing online exploitation or simply profiting from it?
When does a fearless acting role become a career-defining mistake?